1917 



AMERICAN BEF JOURNAL 



97 



sales, etc., the meeting adjourned. The 

 members declare themselves well 

 pleased with the prospects and promise 

 to return next season, in greatly in- 

 creased numbers. 



Oscar Comire, Sec. 

 Abenakis Springs, Quebec. 



Death of a Washington Beekeeper 



Through our correspondent Mr. A. H. 

 Burdick, we are informed of the death 

 of Mr. W. M. Williams, of White Swan. 

 Mr. Williams, though not a very ex- 

 tensive beekeeper, was one of the "old 

 ranks " in the West. 



The family is unable to care for the 

 bees and want to dispose of them. 

 Parties interested should write to Mrs. 

 J. H. Waters, White Swan. Wash. 



The New Jersey State Beekeepers' 



Meeting The annual meeting of the 



New Jersey State Beekeepers' Associa- 

 tion was held in the Entomology Build- 

 ing of the Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at New Brunswick on Jan. 9- 

 10, according to previous announce- 

 ments. Several notable speakers were 

 on the program, and several others 

 appeared and added interest to the 

 occasion. About 40 beekeepers from 

 all parts were present, besides several 

 ladies, though fewer than usual. 



Heads of the departments of the Ex- 

 periment Station addressed the meet- 

 ing. Dr. Lippman, the director, em- 

 phasized the benefits of increased acre- 

 age, especially of alsike clover, being 

 promoted by the department. Also the 

 great value "of lime in connection. Dr. 

 Headlee, State Entomologist in charge 

 of bee inspection, discussed the neces- 

 sity of more extensive and thorough 

 inspection if any results are to be at- 

 tained. Inspector Carr gave a report 

 of results in three counties which were 

 very thoroughly combed during 1915- 

 1916, showing the possibility of eradi- 

 cating American foulbrood and greatly 

 reducing European by extended pains- 

 taking work. 



Mr. Frank C. Pellett, of Iowa, gave 

 two very interesting talks; that upon 

 beekeeping in the Mississippi Valley 

 was treated under three heads, viz.: 

 localities, systems, and markets. Mr. 

 Pellett showed thorough familiarity 

 with the details of each, and valuable 

 conclusions were drawn applicable to 

 other areas occupied by beekeepers. 

 His illustrated talk about beekeepers 

 he had met was most interesting. 



Harold Hornor gave his method for 

 securing a minimum crop, annual re- 

 queening after the honey flow, winter- 

 ing on the summer stands in 2 story 8- 

 frame hives, and some minor details. 

 A livelv discussion followed in which 

 C. H. Root, E. R. Root, Frank C. Pel- 

 lett and others participated. 



E. G. Carr discussed the cause of 

 failure in foulbrood treatment by the 

 Alexander method, giving three condi- 

 tions as indispensable to success. First, 

 a strong colony, specifying six frames 

 of brood and bees. Second, a period 

 of positively no brood-rearing, and 

 third, good Italian queens. 



President Barclay's address on secur- 

 ing fancy prices was in an ironclad 

 vein, and caused some merriment. 



J. H. M. Cook gave personal recol- 

 lections of early bee meetings, which 



showed the small beginnings of these 

 occasions, now so valued. Mr. Cook is 

 probably one of the best informed 

 along these lines,having kept pace with 

 the times. 



Due mention must be made of the 

 large share of interest contributed by 

 E. R. Root, who "just dropped in." His 

 talk on the value of a trade name was 

 certainly an eye opener which might 

 well be taken to heart by every com- 

 mercial honey producer. Mr. Root in 

 a talk subsequently urged the impor- 

 tance of a broad study of general mar- 

 ket conditions by the commercial bee- 

 keepers. As a comprehensive state- 

 ment, he advised extracted honey for 

 the western man, and comb for the 

 eastern, on account of the climatic con- 

 ditions. This program would tend to 

 adjust the production to the demands 

 of the general market; neither too 

 much fat nor too much lean. 



At 7 :30 in the morning of the second 

 day a dozen of the more enthusiastic, 

 under the guidance of Mr. Carr, took a 

 trolley to visit the apiary of Dr. Head- 

 lee, at Highland Park, which is being 

 used for experimental purposes in con- 

 nection with the Agricultural Station. 

 Various methods of outdoor winter 

 protection are being tried, including 

 the famous winter case of C. H. Root. 



President Barclay having demon- 

 strated his ability and fitness, and Sec- 

 retary-treasurer E G. Carr, the indis- 

 pensable, were re-elected unanimously. 

 1st Vice-president Root and 2d Vice- 

 president Cheney were also re-elected. 

 F. C. Diener was chosen as 3d Vice- 

 president to succeed Walter Garrabrant, 

 who is too busy to attend. 



While the attendance was less than 

 usual, the meeting was far from being 

 dull, being likened to a post graduate 

 course. This suggested the idea of 

 making the summer meetings more of 

 a primary character, with talks and 

 demonstrations for freshmen and under- 

 graduates who can more conveniently 

 attend those meetings. This plan may 

 be further considered. c. d. c. 



The New York Neeting. — During the 

 holiday week a meeting of inspectors 

 and instructors in apiculture was held 

 in New York in connection with the 

 meeting of the American Association 

 of Economic Entomologists. Repre- 

 sentatives of several State universities 

 were present, and a most interesting 

 session was held. Doctor E. F. Phil- 

 lips' paper on "The Results of Apiary 

 Inspection," was one of the most im- 

 portant of the entire program. It was 

 based on the work of several States 

 where inspection has been carried on 

 for several years. He showed a marked 

 decrease in bee-diseases where there is 

 efficient inspection. Frank C. Pellett 

 had a paper on the " Problems of Bee 

 Inspection," in which he outlined the 

 diflSculties which the inspector must 

 meet, and suggested some changes in 

 policy whereby a less number of colo- 

 nies will be examined and more dem- 

 onstration work similar to the work of 

 Prof. Pettit in Ontario be substituted. 

 One of the principal difliculties of the 

 present system lies in the limited funds 



which are seldom sufficient to do the 

 work outlined. The demonstration 

 plan will reach more people with the 

 small funds available. 



E. G. Carr, of New Jersey, talked on 

 the requeening method for the treat- 

 ment of European foulbrood as first 

 advocated by Alexander, and by means 

 of charts gave some interesting details 

 of his experience with this disease. 



Doctor Gates, of Massachusetts, out- 

 lined the essentials of a course in bee- 

 keeping as taught in his institution. 

 The fact that a special session is given 

 over to the consideration of the prob- 

 lems of the beekeeper at one of the 

 most important scientific meetings of 

 the year speaks well for the future of 

 the industry. 



An effort was made to secure uni- 

 form reports of the inspection work in 

 all States where inspection is pro- 

 vided for. Since so many different 

 methods of making reports are used 

 there is little chance for comparison, 

 which will enable one to tell whether 

 the results in any particular State are 

 up to the average. With uniform re- 

 ports poor work will be apparent much 

 sooner than under the present hit and 

 miss system. 



Doctor Burton N. Gates was elected 

 President, and N. E. Shaw, of Ohio, 

 Secretary of the section for the ensuing 

 year. Since the tendency is to modify 

 the plan of inspection in the future, we 

 hope later to reproduce some of these 

 papers. 



Beekeepers' Convention in Nassachu- 

 setts — In connection with Farmers' 

 Week at the Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College, there will be a beekeepers' 

 convention and short course in bee- 

 keeping March 27 to 29, inclusive. 



Among other addresses and discus- 

 sions will be those upon the following 

 subjects: Care and manipulation of 

 bees, Wintering bees, Removing from 

 cellar. Swarming problems, Honey 

 handling and keeping. Cooking with 

 honey. Comb and extracted honey. 

 Marketing, Queen-rearing, etc. 



The Hampshire, Hampden and Frank- 

 lin associations will meet on March 29. 

 There will also be some exhibits of 

 special interest to beekeepers. 



PALAT.\BILITV OF SWEET CLOVER. 



Some years back there was no little 

 objection to sweet clover on account 

 of the difficulty of getting cattle to eat 

 it. The following is copied from the 

 Breeders' Gazette, and shows that the 

 preference if any was for sweet clover 

 over alfalfa : 



Many farmers say that cattle will not 

 eat sweet clover. At the same time 

 there are others whose animals relish 

 it with a keen appetite. So much had 



